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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Caracas fled, according to the Boss in Chapter 17?
(a) Central Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Alaska.

2. What does the word "kodok" translate to from Balinese?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Frog.
(c) Lion.
(d) Squirrel.

3. On what date does Allan go to the Moscow Opera to look for Yury in Chapter 26?
(a) May 12, 1970.
(b) May 5, 2005.
(c) March 22, 1969.
(d) September 1, 1971.

4. Who is the handler of Kicki the police dog?
(a) Chief Inspector Aronsson.
(b) Henning Algotsson.
(c) Ronny Bäckman.
(d) Benny Ljungberg.

5. What years are covered in Chapter 26?
(a) 1989-1990.
(b) 1968-1982.
(c) 1962-1968.
(d) 1955-1959.

6. What business does Herbert embark on after he has married in Chapter 20?
(a) An English school.
(b) A driving school.
(c) A chemical company.
(d) A butcher shop.

7. On what date does Chapter 19 begin?
(a) September 11, 1949.
(b) May 11, 2005.
(c) March 10, 2004.
(d) May 2, 2005.

8. When did Claude Pennant's parents go to Spain to fight the fascists?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1944.

9. What is the name of Yury Borisovich Popov’s wife that attends the opera with him in Chapter 26?
(a) Vera Gedroitz.
(b) Larissa Aleksandrevna Popova.
(c) Ida Rosenthal.
(d) Lina Stern.

10. On what Swedish island does Jonas Jonasson live?
(a) Gotland.
(b) Yxhult.
(c) Malmköping.
(d) Uppsala.

11. Where is Bucket's wallet and identification discovered in Chapter 22?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Iran.
(d) Djibouti.

12. How many people worked on the Manhattan Project over the years, according to the narrator in the novel?
(a) Over 200,000.
(b) Under 50.
(c) Over 130,000.
(d) Over 300,000.

13. Where was Bucket going when he left Lake Farm, according to the story told to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?
(a) Latvia.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

14. Allan claims in the Epilogue that he can only do two things well. One of these things is making vodka from what?
(a) Apples.
(b) Goat's milk.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Water.

15. In what year does the narrator describe the Balinese volcano eruption in Chapter 23?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Yury go to dinner with his wife and Allan in Chapter 26?

2. What Swedish tabloid toys with "the idea of using Tarot cards to help them home in on Allan’s whereabouts" in Chapter 19?

3. When does Chapter 25 begin?

4. By what name does the friendly man introduce himself once he and Allan are on the submarine in Chapter 16?

5. What do Allan and his friends claim was in the suitcase when relating their story to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?

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